ActiveModel::Serializers VS Rails::API

Compare ActiveModel::Serializers vs Rails::API and see what are their differences.

ActiveModel::Serializers

ActiveModel::Serializer implementation and Rails hooks (by rails-api)

Rails::API

Rails for API only applications (by rails-api)
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ActiveModel::Serializers Rails::API
9 2
5,316 5,167
0.1% -0.2%
0.0 0.0
27 days ago about 3 years ago
Ruby Ruby
MIT License MIT License
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ActiveModel::Serializers

Posts with mentions or reviews of ActiveModel::Serializers. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-18.

Rails::API

Posts with mentions or reviews of Rails::API. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.
  • To --api or not to --api?
    1 project | dev.to | 5 Jul 2022
    Sources: Rails API Docs Rails Guides Rails::API Github
  • Using Rails as an API Only
    1 project | dev.to | 27 Feb 2021
    You can use these flags to customize your rails app to you liking and needs for your particular app. Checkout these resources for more info: Rail new help output Rails-api Guides

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ActiveModel::Serializers and Rails::API you can also consider the following projects:

jbuilder - Jbuilder: generate JSON objects with a Builder-style DSL

Grape - An opinionated framework for creating REST-like APIs in Ruby.

Blueprinter - Simple, Fast, and Declarative Serialization Library for Ruby

graphql - Ruby implementation of GraphQL

rabl - General ruby templating with json, bson, xml, plist and msgpack support

Fast JSON API - No Longer Maintained - A lightning fast JSON:API serializer for Ruby Objects.

Version Cake - :cake: Version Cake is an unobtrusive way to version APIs in your Rails or Rack apps

JSONAPI::Resources - A resource-focused Rails library for developing JSON:API compliant servers.

Pliny - An opinionated toolkit for writing excellent APIs in Ruby.